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It is in good shape. It just needed a good cleaning. That vacuum was in the same family since new

Thank you, it depends on the bearing. First I make sure to pull all parts out as soon as the cycle finishes. The hotter the parts the faster the water evaporates. I’ll spray the bearings out with carb clean to flush any water/old grease out. I’ll keep spraying them out until they spin freely...

Thank you. I’m glad you think they came out well.

Thank you. For the Eureka logo, I gently lifted one corner and used a shop towel, soaked with isopropyl alcohol and stuck it in between the logo and the hood. As I slowly peeled the label off, I kept the towel right up against the seam to help dissolve the adhesive. If you’re not careful, it can...

I was thinking of doing that but to get the texture right of the original finish I would have to have it powder coated which I would like to do eventually when funds allow. I’ve seen people use rust oleum hammertone paint before with decent looking results also.

Hey everyone new to the forum but not vintage vacuums. I’ve been slowly collecting vintage vacs and other appliances since I was 10 but never did much besides clean them and put them on a shelf. I haven’t done any collecting or much with what I had for a number of years until I started pulling...

Thanks all. I ended up keeping the 28 original. I did a test spot on the convertible with the buffer and I think I will polish it. The casting, however looks as though it went through a different finishing process than say a Kirby before being painted. Even though it came to a mirror finish, it...

Hey all, new to the forums. Not sure how it’s taken me ten years to join but here we are. I have an interesting idea. I’ve been on a kick of restoring a few of the many vintage vacs I have, 2 of which, are a rounded hood w light green convertible and a hoover model 28. Both are mechanically...